A peer-reviewed, open-access article has been published based on research by a team of researchers from the University of Roehampton, funded by the Susanna Wesley Foundation. The article appears in Practical Theology and can be read here.
Abstract
This paper reports the findings of a research project into Ministerial Theology Programmes (MTPs) at three Higher Education institutions in England. These degree-level courses provide practice-oriented theological education for students in positions of leadership in churches outside the mainstream historic denominations. Anecdotal evidence from MTP tutors is that the churches represented are overwhelmingly Charismatic-Pentecostal, and the students differ significantly from those in virtually all other degree courses, being mostly middle-aged and of African or Afro-Caribbean background. The research reported here is the first extensive and systematic investigation into MTP student bodies, their expectations and approaches to learning, and the implications for designing and teaching MTPs.
Richard Burgess, Mark Garner & Daniel Eshun (2023) The pedagogical challenges of teaching theology and mission to students from non-traditional diaspora churches in Britain, Practical Theology, published online 4 Sept 2023, DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2237742